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Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:00:00 GMT
TIMELINE: 14th June 1982 - DEMOCRACY RESTORED TO THE FALKLAND ISLANDS.
On 02nd April 1982 Argentine Forces invaded the Falkland Islands. Patrick Watts, who was Head of Falklands Radio, broadcast a marathon 11 hours non-stop description of the events as they unfolded. He maintained a British presen...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:19:00 GMT
Mounts surrounding Stanley taken by British forces, end of Falklands war
The Argentine occupation of the Falkland Islands is coming to an end and Liberation is in the air. Royal Marines, Paras, Scot Guards, and Gurkhas with naval bombardment support were attacking and capturing the Mounts surroundin...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:21:00 GMT
Memorial service for 14 sailors from HMS Glamorgan killed in Falklands
The Falkland Islands marked the forty years since the attack on HMS Glamorgan which killed fourteen crew members. The Memorial service was held at the Glamorgan memorial, Surf Bay, and streamlined live on Forces News despite aw...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 11:58:00 GMT
Lacalle calls for a more connected and open world
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou made a virtual appearance at the IX Summit of the Americas after canceling his trip following a positive COVID-19 test, during which he spoke about democracy and his commitment to preserving...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 11:09:00 GMT
BAS/South Georgia launch new data portal on one of the world's largest Marine Protected Areas
A new Data Portal was launched on Friday by the British Antarctic Survey and the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI), which will help to enhance the management of one of the world’s largest Mar...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:50:00 GMT
Bolivian court hands down 10-year jail sentence to former ruler Áñez
Former Bolivian interim President Jeanine Áñez (2019-2020) has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the crimes of breach of duties and resolutions contrary to the Constitution and laws in the so-called "Coup d'État II" c...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:44:00 GMT
Milei launches presidential bid in fiasco event attended by only a few
Argentine Congressman Javier Milei, who had been slated as a strong presidential contender in next year's elections, Friday staged a major fiasco when in a football stadium with a capacity of 14,000 people, only some 1,500 gath...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:41:00 GMT
Pope cancels African tour due to knee treatment
Pope Francis has been forced to cancel a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan due to knee problems, the Vatican announced Friday. The Argentine pontiff has already postponed a trip to Lebanon in June, ...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:37:00 GMT
Locking in Stanley by land, sea and air, was stalemate for Argentine occupation and Falklands Liberation
British Armed Forces fought their way towards the capital of the Falkland Islands, Stanley, in a series of battles on the evening of 11 June 1982. The objective were the mounts Two Sisters and Harriet, securing the high ground ...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:31:00 GMT
The loss of three civilians lives in west Stanley during Royal Navy shelling
In the early hours of June 12th, at 7 Ross Road, to the west of Stanley, three Falkland Islanders, civilians, tragically lost their lives. This was due, not to ‘direct’ Argentine action, but to a computer ‘glitch’ on a ...



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